Exodus: a million more Puerto Ricans on mainland US than in the island

Monday, August 18th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

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A new study has found that Puerto Rico has undergone such a dramatic population shift that there are now over a million more Puerto Ricans on the US mainland than on the US island territory. The Pew Research Center study showed that between 2010 and 2013, more people left Puerto Rico for mainland US than those who left in the 1980s or 1990s. Read full article

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ChrisR
Ah yes!

Despite America being the Satan for almost all the SA presidents, stupid bastards, the Puerto Ricans know which side their bread is buttered.
Aug 18th, 2014 - 11:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
In the event of a referendum on independence, would the mainland PRs get a vote, or did they already vote with their feet!
Aug 18th, 2014 - 05:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
They travel back and forth at their convenience.
Aug 18th, 2014 - 08:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lucdeluc
The States is looking more and more like Brazil everyday. Obama wouldn't look out of place selling cigarettes in a favela in Rio.
Aug 19th, 2014 - 04:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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